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- 1. HOW TO CHOOSE OUR RESEARCH TOPIC/ PROBLEM
- 2. Team Members Sheikh Maryam SS15-10 Sumar Farooq SS15-09 Ammara Khalid SSS15-14 Under the supervision of: Sir Amer Masood Chisti
- 3. Why we intended to choose this topic: The selection of a research topic is of crucial importance because it introduces the reader about the importance of the topic being studied. It also reflects all of someones hard work and successful research. In this presentation we will try to explain what a good research topic would be and how can we overcome all of the difficulties for approaching the destiny of good research topic.
- 4. What is Research Problem: A statement about: an area of concern, a condition to be improved, a difficulty to be eliminated, or a troubling question exists in scholarly literature, in theory, or in practice points to the need for meaningful understanding and deliberate investigation.
- 5. General conceptualizations of a research problem: Difference Research Problem: Relates to a problem statement when the researcher compares or contrasts two or more phenomena. Descriptive Research Problem: Typically asks the question, "what is...?" with the underlying purpose to describe a situation, state, or existence of a specific phenomenon.
- 6. Relational Research Problem: Suggests a relationship of some sort between two or more variables to be investigated. The underlying purpose is to investigate qualities/characteristics that are connected in some way.
- 7. The W family Questions: Why? Who? What ? Where? When? Examples of W family questions W family questions are inter related to each other
- 8. Points consider in developing the research topic: Can it be enthusiastically pursued? Can interest be sustained by it? Is the problem solvable? Is it worth doing? Will it lead to other research problems? Is it manageable in size? Will you become, competent to solve it? By solving it, will you have demonstrated independent skills in your discipline?
- 9. Attributes of good research topic: The problem can be stated clearly and concisely It should be the one that can be carried out within the prescribed time frame and budget. It should meet the practical considerations. It should be the one that has sufficient data. It has basis in research literature. It generates a number of more specific research questions.
- 10. A topic will be very difficult to research if it is too broad or narrow. Some common ways to limit a topic are: By geographical area Example: What environmental issues are most important in the Southwestern United States By culture Example: How does the environment fit into the Navajo world view? By time frame: Example: What are the most prominent environmental issues of the last 10 years?
- 11. By discipline Example: How does environmental awareness effect business practices today? By population group Example: What are the effects of air pollution on senior citizens?
- 12. Good Research topics are: Answerable Narrow enough to cover prescribed time frame and pages. Broad enough that you can actually found some valuable information.
- 13. Bad research topics are: Locally confined. Recent. Trivia Questions. Quick answer by Yes/No or spend just few minutes on Google.
- 14. Lets take a look at following examples!
- 15. Are these good research questions? 1. Where did the Civil War start? Ans= No Reason: Because, it can be answer with a quick Google search. It doesnt lead to other corresponding research problems. 2. Who had the best looking uniforms in Civil War? Ans= No Reason: It is not a matter of opinion. If I like the color blue then there is no evidence that can convince me that grey is more attractive.
- 16. 3. How can the environment contribute to the culture, politics and society of the Western states during 2018? Ans= No Reason: The topic is too recent. It cannot be able to provide any information about this topic.
- 17. Acid rain Alternative fuel/hybrid vehicles Conservation Deforestation Energy Global warming Greenhouse effect Landfills Nuclear energy Pesticides Pollution Radioactive waste disposal Recycling Smog Soil pollution Ozone development Research Topics for Environmental Sciences Marine pollution
- 20. Thank you!!
- 21. Any Questions???
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